{"id":2107446,"date":"2026-08-22T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107446"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:09:42","slug":"dolly-parton-shares-health-update-with-fans-after-hard-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107446","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton shares health update with fans after \u201chard times\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-dolly-parton.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dolly Parton shares health update with fans after \u201chard times\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The country legend said she was &#8220;still healin\u2019&#8221; after being forced to cancel her Vegas residency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-22T11:09:42+01:00\">22nd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-dolly-parton-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\" title=\"Dolly Parton\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Dolly Parton, 2025. CREDIT: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dolly Parton has shared a health update with fans amid ongoing issues in the wake of her late husband\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Big Read \u2013 Dolly Parton: \u201cI take care of business\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The country icon was married to Carl Dean for 58 years before his death last March, and has been open about how her grief has also impacted her physical health, saying she felt \u201cworn down and worn out\u201d earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am dealing with some health issues that I just didn\u2019t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,\u201d she told <em>People<\/em> on Friday (August 21). \u201cIt\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t been through hard times with my health,\u201d she said, noting that in the early \u201980s she was \u201cdown for several months with female issues\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think because we live in a 24\/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn\u2019t years ago. I used to joke that I was the Queen of the Tabloids, but now I guess I can say I\u2019m the Queen of Social Media AI!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeriously, though, even though I\u2019m still healin\u2019, I\u2019m still workin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU63EGFjYck\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parton also told the outlet that she was looking into ways to bring fans new experiences, and said she was working alongside various companies to create \u201cavatar performances\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The update comes after Parton \u2013 who now ranks among the most popular public figures in America \u2013 was forced to cancel her upcoming Vegas residency.\u00a0She had initially postponed a run of shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in October, saying at the time that she had been facing several \u201dhealth challenges\u201d and would not be able to complete rehearsals in time.<\/p>\n<p>The shows were originally scheduled for December 2025, before being postponed until December this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the root cause of her medical issues, she added: \u201cI\u2019ve told you before that I\u2019ve always had problems with my kidney stones. Lord, they dig more stones out of me a year than the rock quarry in Rockwood, Tennessee. But seriously, my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past [couple of] years, and they\u2019re working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those, and hopefully I\u2019ll be up to snuff again soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0postponing them\u00a0last October,\u00a0Parton\u2019s sister Freida sparked fears when she posted on social media, asking fans to keep Dolly in their prayers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLast night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn\u2019t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up post,\u00a0Freida clarified her original statement, saying she \u201cdidn\u2019t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton herself posted a video to reassure fans a few days later. \u201cI know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am,\u201d she said in a video from the set of a Grand Ole Opry commercial. \u201cDo I look sick to you?\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0working hard here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March,\u00a0she made her first public appearance in several months, delivering a keynote speech at Dollywood.\u00a0\u201cI just kind of got worn down and worn out, grieving over Carl and a lot of other little things going on,\u201d she added, noting\u00a0the loss of her husband Carl Dean, who she was married to for 58 years before his death last March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got myself kind of where I needed to build myself back up spiritually, emotionally, and physically.\u00a0But,\u00a0all is good. 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News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Matthew McConaughey cover Ella Langley\u2019s \u2018Choosin Texas\u2019 on \u2018The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dolly Parton has shared a health update with fans amid ongoing issues in the wake of her late husband\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Big Read \u2013 Dolly Parton: \u201cI take care of business\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The country icon was married to Carl Dean for 58 years before his death last March, and has been open about how her grief has also impacted her physical health, saying she felt \u201cworn down and worn out\u201d earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am dealing with some health issues that I just didn\u2019t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,\u201d she told <em>People<\/em> on Friday (August 21). \u201cIt\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t been through hard times with my health,\u201d she said, noting that in the early \u201980s she was \u201cdown for several months with female issues\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think because we live in a 24\/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn\u2019t years ago. I used to joke that I was the Queen of the Tabloids, but now I guess I can say I\u2019m the Queen of Social Media AI!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeriously, though, even though I\u2019m still healin\u2019, I\u2019m still workin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU63EGFjYck\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parton also told the outlet that she was looking into ways to bring fans new experiences, and said she was working alongside various companies to create \u201cavatar performances\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The update comes after Parton \u2013 who now ranks among the most popular public figures in America \u2013 was forced to cancel her upcoming Vegas residency.\u00a0She had initially postponed a run of shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in October, saying at the time that she had been facing several \u201dhealth challenges\u201d and would not be able to complete rehearsals in time.<\/p>\n<p>The shows were originally scheduled for December 2025, before being postponed until December this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the root cause of her medical issues, she added: \u201cI\u2019ve told you before that I\u2019ve always had problems with my kidney stones. Lord, they dig more stones out of me a year than the rock quarry in Rockwood, Tennessee. But seriously, my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past [couple of] years, and they\u2019re working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those, and hopefully I\u2019ll be up to snuff again soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0postponing them\u00a0last October,\u00a0Parton\u2019s sister Freida sparked fears when she posted on social media, asking fans to keep Dolly in their prayers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLast night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn\u2019t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up post,\u00a0Freida clarified her original statement, saying she \u201cdidn\u2019t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton herself posted a video to reassure fans a few days later. \u201cI know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am,\u201d she said in a video from the set of a Grand Ole Opry commercial. \u201cDo I look sick to you?\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0working hard here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March,\u00a0she made her first public appearance in several months, delivering a keynote speech at Dollywood.\u00a0\u201cI just kind of got worn down and worn out, grieving over Carl and a lot of other little things going on,\u201d she added, noting\u00a0the loss of her husband Carl Dean, who she was married to for 58 years before his death last March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got myself kind of where I needed to build myself back up spiritually, emotionally, and physically.\u00a0But,\u00a0all is good. It\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0slow me down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dolly-parton-shares-health-update-with-fans-after-hard-times-3964090&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-dolly-parton.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Dolly Parton shares health update with fans after \u201chard times\u201d The country legend said she was &#8220;still healin\u2019&#8221; after being forced to cancel her Vegas residency By Poppy Burton 22nd August 2026 Dolly Parton, 2025. 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